Description:
Charming animal fantasy as a highly unusual group of found family navigate magical, sometimes humorous, occasionally dangerous obstacles during a classic quest adventure. Suitable for many ages with 31 original illustrations by the author.
Brief description: Helen Whistberry (she/they) is the pen name for an indie author and artist who began writing after retiring from a long career working in libraries. She has published three novels in her Jim Malhaven Mysteries series, a collection of forest-themed short stories (The Melody of Trees), an animal fantasy (The Tail of Nightshade) as well as contributing horror and fantasy stories to numerous anthologies. Helen's writing often explores her own experiences with gender, asexuality, alienation, and autism. Her whimsical artwork focuses on the natural world as does much of her writing.